Volunteering has always been one of the cornerstones and great success stories of parkrun. But the way that we view the involvement of those who volunteer has evolved significantly. In Ireland, the volunteers clock up a staggering 78,000 instances of volunteering between them every year. These participants proudly wear the parkrun hi-vis and, in…
To celebrate National Volunteer Week, we hear how Bridget got into volunteering about parkrun and what she loves about it! How did you find out about parkrun? Back in 2015, a friend had mentioned that a free, weekly, timed 5k walk/run was taking place on Saturday mornings, at 9.30am in Tralee Town Park. Not feeling…
In celebration of National Volunteering Week, 16-22 May, we hear from Margaret, who tells us how she first began volunteering at parkrun. We started parkrun in June 2018 as a way to get our sedentary family up and moving. We were very, very nervous on that first Saturday morning but the welcome we received…
In this blog, we hear Sharon’s volunteering story. She tells us why you won’t regret signing up to be a volunteer at parkrun! In January 2017, I was taking part in a 5k a day challenge for the Donal Walsh charity. Also taking part with Siobhan Kearney (our esteemed local event director) and she…
Bernie is a volunteer at Tralee parkrun. As part of our celebrations for National Volunteer Week, she tells us how she first got into volunteering at parkrun. I started volunteering at parkrun in early 2015, when my friend Siobhan Kearney, our Event Director, asked if I’d like to help out with our inaugural event…
